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Acquisition of Maintenance Services of Green Spaces of the Municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia
Aquisição de Serviços de Manutenção de Espaços Verdes do Município de Vila Nova de Gaia — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 23:59 — 16 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: Portuguese.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Acquisition of Maintenance Services of Green Spaces of the Municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, by lots. · Lot A (OESTE) · Lot B (NORTE) · Lot C (ESTE) · Lot D (CENTRO) · Lot E (SUL) · Lot F
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 64% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (4,828 awards since 2012, spread over 1,351 companies). That is well above the sector norm (31%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 4,828 awards since 2012
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (144 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 7 bids.n = 144
- The award came in at a median 64% of the estimated value (31 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 57%.n = 31
- Not one of the 4,828 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 4%.n = 4,828
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (21 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 0%.n = 21
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Portuguese.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Construtora da Huila - Irmãos Neves, Lda | 178 | 2012–2026 |
| Construções Silva Lopes & Moreira, Lda | 110 | 2013–2026 |
| Epopeia - Gestão e Obras Públicas, Lda | 97 | 2014–2026 |
| Imo Serra, Lda | 78 | 2012–2024 |
| Fullprojekts Lda | 67 | 2015–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 7 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 281 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 29 (median of 559 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
Among 300 recorded awards in Portugal · Agricultural services over 3 years, no foreign winner yet — bidding here means being a pioneer.
Submission language: Portuguese.
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